2008-05-01_REVISION - M1973007SG (5)

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MINING PLAN but for now that new permit boundary cannot be established as the permit boundary or previously affected land would be removed from the permit prior to reclamation. The best way to handle this situation is to keep this land in the permit, as required by law, and when the highway begins construction release the land and formally establish the new permit boundary along the south highway right of way. Alternatively, all disturbances in this area could be reclaimed and released, set the new permit boundary after release, and then the highway construction can begin whenever it is ready. The latter option,however, would require reclaiming land that has a high probability of future disturbance. So long as the land is not causing a problem, it seems mos prudent to leave it unreclaimed until the highway project begins or if that is never done reclaimed when it is known there will not be a highway. ��\',G AFFECTED LAND BOUNDARY: In most areas the affected land boundary and the permit boundary are the same. Where no affected land boundary is shown on the permit maps then it is congruent with the permit boundary. Where there is an affected land boundary identified it is always inside the permit boundary and forms the outer limit of expected disturbances. Disturbance beyond the affected land boundary(or permit boundary where the two are the same) should not occur. The no disturbance zone between the affected land boundary and the permit boundary is there for the sole purpose of conveniently placing the permit boundary at an identifiable location and will not be considered land where mine related disturbances can occur. Land in this zone can be added to the affected land, if needed,by amendment. The affected land boundary and/or permit boundary must be marked on the ground, if not already marked by fences. Areas where there are major differences from the 1992 amendment are as follows. 1. The north boundary of the eastern portion of the operation has been carefully adjusted to correspond to the highway right of way for the new airport road(Proby Project to be discussed later) as well as the newly adjusted Fountain Mutual Ditch alignment. However, as explained above that new boundary does not include the currently permitted northwestern corner where affected land exists. At some point in the future the permit boundary will be shifted to the south highway right of way either through release so the highway can be constructed or through release as a result of reclamation of existing disturbances. 2. The Little Johnson portion of the permit that was added to the permit by a recent amendment is included and is configured exactly as it was defined in that amendment. Daniels Sand Pit Amendment (2008) Exhibit D Page 5 of 28